Perochinsky v Kirschner & Anor (No. 2) [2013] NSWSC 837

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Perochinsky v Kirschner & Anor (No. 2) [2013] NSWSC 837 Hearing dates: 18 June 2013 Decision date: 18 June 2013 Before: White J Decision: Refer to paras [42]-[44] of judgment. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - costs - general rule costs follow the event - meaning of "the event" where plaintiff successful on one issue but unsuccessful on others - whether issues were separable - appropriate costs order on issue by issue basis - appropriate form of order when deviating from general rule - principles applicable to whether Bullock or Sanderson order ought to be made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Cases Cited: Perochinsky v Kirschner [2013] NSWSC 400 Bullock v London General Omnibus Co [1907] 1 KB 264 Sanderson v Blyth Theatre Co [1903] 2 KB 533 Reid, Hewitt & Co v Joseph [1918] AC 717 Cretazzo v Lombardi (1975) 13 SASR 4 Walters v PC Henderson Aust Pty Ltd [1994] NSWCA 338; (1994) 254 ALR 328 Elite Protective Personnel Pty Ltd & Anor v Salmon (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 373 Bostik Australia Pty Ltd v Liddiard (No. 2) [2009] NSWCA 304 Permanent Trustee Australia Ltd v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Hodgson CJ in Eq, 3 June 1998, unreported, BC 9802305) Short v Crawley (No. 40) [2008] NSWSC 1302 Corbett Court Pty Limited v Quasar Constructions (NSW) Pty Limited [2008] NSWSC 1423 Dee-Tech Pty Limited & Anor v Neddam Holdings Pty Limited (No. 2) [2012] NSWSC 517 Bowen Investments v Tabcorp Holdings Ltd (No. 2) [2008] FCAFC 107 Inn Leisure Industries Pty Ltd v DF McCloy Pty Ltd (No. 2) (1991) 28 FCR 172 Baulderstone Hornibrook Pty Ltd v Qantas Airways Ltd (No. 3) [2003] FCA 325 AMP Services Ltd v Manning (No. 3) [2007] FCA 510 Griffiths v Boral Resources (Qld) Pty Ltd (No. 2) [2006] FCAFC 196 Gould v Vaggelas (1985) 157 CLR 215 Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales v Palmer (No. 2) [2005] NSWCA 140 ACQ V Cook (No. 2) [2008] NSWCA 306 Category: Costs Parties: Antonina Perochinsky (Plaintiff) Sandra Kirschner (1st Defendant) Bernhard Kirschner (2nd Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N Obrart (Plaintiff) P Silver (Defendants) Solicitors: Brown Wright Stein (Plaintiff) Milne Berry Berger Freedman (Defendants) File Number(s): 2010/362138